![Dan Benedetti '01: Pediatric Oncologist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575920090/lakeside/vyo5wckwllx1t3uewzta/Benedetti_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575920090/lakeside/vyo5wckwllx1t3uewzta/Benedetti_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575920090/lakeside/vyo5wckwllx1t3uewzta/Benedetti_square.jpg","width":533}])
Alumni Lives
Lakeside and St. Nicholas alumni are going places. Learn about some of their journeys.
![Kathy Akers Risse '89: Pediatrician]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575919600/lakeside/znda0fck27x14uwaiiik/Risse_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575919600/lakeside/znda0fck27x14uwaiiik/Risse_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575919600/lakeside/znda0fck27x14uwaiiik/Risse_square.jpg","width":609}])
![Asha Vassar Youmans ’89 P’16: Elementary School Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575919078/lakeside/rd63u5cxn9iiw07cswlc/Youmans_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575919078/lakeside/rd63u5cxn9iiw07cswlc/Youmans_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575919078/lakeside/rd63u5cxn9iiw07cswlc/Youmans_square.jpg","width":660}])
![Emily Pease '75: Lactation consultant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575918414/lakeside/w1ogxtlquh8kcbkzmesy/Pease_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575918414/lakeside/w1ogxtlquh8kcbkzmesy/Pease_square.jpg","width":500}])
![Emily Cherkin '96: Screen time consultant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575917838/lakeside/abszqxdpuhhz7dnvyea1/Cherkin_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575917838/lakeside/abszqxdpuhhz7dnvyea1/Cherkin_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575917838/lakeside/abszqxdpuhhz7dnvyea1/Cherkin_square.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575917838/lakeside/abszqxdpuhhz7dnvyea1/Cherkin_square.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575917838/lakeside/abszqxdpuhhz7dnvyea1/Cherkin_square.jpg","width":1600}])
![Michael Chiu '82: Chapter2Chapter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575917403/lakeside/eodbpmcivixnqtjtbqzu/Chiu_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575917403/lakeside/eodbpmcivixnqtjtbqzu/Chiu_square.jpg","width":500}])
![Kia Davis '95: Business leader and volunteer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563314896/lakeside/jtm0cpsqaxkbdppp0iu8/Kia_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563314896/lakeside/jtm0cpsqaxkbdppp0iu8/Kia_square.jpg","width":501}])
![Kramer Gillin '02: Agricultural development in Tajikistan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563313961/lakeside/yx74rgv1gm5bz95sesqh/Kramer_square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563313961/lakeside/yx74rgv1gm5bz95sesqh/Kramer_square.png","width":501}])
![Avalon Igawa '13: Supporting students in South Africa]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563313018/lakeside/mbknqx7htkjftzkg2ebu/Avalon_square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563313018/lakeside/mbknqx7htkjftzkg2ebu/Avalon_square.png","width":500}])
![Emile Pitre '96: Patience and assimilation in Germany]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563310854/lakeside/zqt4ukdwymwkllmar8le/Emile_square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563310854/lakeside/zqt4ukdwymwkllmar8le/Emile_square.png","width":500}])
![Jordan Swanson '98: Surgery for the People]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563307222/lakeside/p3r4k2siblia5zhbi7fo/JordanSwanson_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1563307222/lakeside/p3r4k2siblia5zhbi7fo/JordanSwanson_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563307222/lakeside/p3r4k2siblia5zhbi7fo/JordanSwanson_square.jpg","width":519}])
![MacKenzie Ruoff '09: Food science and technology in Denmark]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563310273/lakeside/vziarqsnbblghs47mhma/MacKenziewithMikkellerRunningClub_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563310273/lakeside/vziarqsnbblghs47mhma/MacKenziewithMikkellerRunningClub_square.jpg","width":500}])
![Sophia Wood '13: Communications and conservation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558037405/lakeside/og5mworyluvnywsxuvlm/SophiaWood_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558037405/lakeside/og5mworyluvnywsxuvlm/SophiaWood_square.jpg","width":500}])
![Chen-Sen 'Samson' Wu '92: Leveraging language and cultural skills in Singapore]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558037385/lakeside/nvf60c9bzkbanlk1caoj/Wu_Square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558037385/lakeside/nvf60c9bzkbanlk1caoj/Wu_Square.png","width":500}])
![Davin Bremner '76: Peacebuilding and conflict resolution]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563315852/lakeside/yxxihlfu9mvwnyftziam/David_square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563315852/lakeside/yxxihlfu9mvwnyftziam/David_square.png","width":380}])
![Joel Stonington '98: Original reporting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570133318/lakeside/ktdjojqm7hznpy6riedh/joelfieldshot1_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570133318/lakeside/ktdjojqm7hznpy6riedh/joelfieldshot1_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570133318/lakeside/ktdjojqm7hznpy6riedh/joelfieldshot1_square.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1570133318/lakeside/ktdjojqm7hznpy6riedh/joelfieldshot1_square.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570133318/lakeside/ktdjojqm7hznpy6riedh/joelfieldshot1_square.jpg","width":1422}])
![Kaveh Waddell '09: Pulling back the curtain in an era of uncertainty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556297707/lakeside/gqxcxzjagndgq8ujkz4t/Kaveh_photo_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1556297707/lakeside/gqxcxzjagndgq8ujkz4t/Kaveh_photo_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1556297707/lakeside/gqxcxzjagndgq8ujkz4t/Kaveh_photo_square.jpg","width":768}])
![Gabriella Schwarz '06: "An appetite for understanding the world"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555689027/lakeside/z6tgjoxuwg1vhd6rwh5n/Schwartz1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555689027/lakeside/z6tgjoxuwg1vhd6rwh5n/Schwartz1.jpg","width":303}])
![Simone Alicea '11: Comfortable with disruption and change]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555431519/lakeside/adlsi9eap4ugjlnsohw2/Simone_squarejpg.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555431519/lakeside/adlsi9eap4ugjlnsohw2/Simone_squarejpg.png","width":500}])
![Rami Grunbaum '74: Navigating the newspaper industry transition to the digital age]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555429386/lakeside/mkfv7irvt7opihswcdhw/Rami_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555429386/lakeside/mkfv7irvt7opihswcdhw/Rami_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555429386/lakeside/mkfv7irvt7opihswcdhw/Rami_square.jpg","width":668}])
Lakeside and St. Nicholas alumni are going places. Learn about some of their journeys.